Daily Republican., 1887-12-06
Il "Reminiscences of wesleyan Female
College, uiiB1ingtop, De''
BY JENNIE L. MAGEE.
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How sweet to my hear. come back
glad rcuembrsnces re OF my tchooi girt
DAYS o. the Wesleyan; words cannot
express the deep emotions whicb FER
wade my soul as fair faces come cp on
memory's tablet. Tbe question &rises
where are the graduates Of tho wesley
an? Where are they who climbed with
me the hill OF science? Their BONES
are scattered far and wide o'ee our
sunny continent, in the crowded city,
tho vine ehroudst hamlet, on the moss
gro wu mount, Ia the yelvetvsiley some
I revel in hails OF luxury, surrounded oy
everything TO mako life attractive, and
Others toll Tor earthly comfort. Sacred
ly eushrined in the nidden chamb OF
my heart Is enc who won me ny her
winning sweetness, my beloved teacher.
Miss Isaiors X. Allsn, of Augusta,
Maine, q woman of noble fnrn aud
to werlus intsllect. Rsv 8. Pretty ms an
its fret pr Z oi2ai, msn OK sterling
worth, died few years ago in Ienres
gee.
Prof. Paterson, whom cvsry lady
loved for his gsntlenees, was killed
while working in his field at Ssrouds
burg, Pa; another WAC welded o
mighty influence over the young once,
Prot. and Rev. Jpo. Fl. BTskeis, who
aitarward became President OF Borden.
town Female Col!eSe. Still living are
PresideDts Loouis, Wilson and VII
lisms. TIE Wesleyan sent forth noble
women OF giant minds to maSe theil
, mark In life's battle field. Prominen
,, were Augusta A Darbin. (afterSs ere
,, Mra. W ID. Whi.aker,) OF Phs!ceel
pnis; Mrs Dr.. Philip Ayle,s Ei'zhugh
a nee GsorRie Lankard, Of MldoIesex
Va; Saliie A. Moor head, Lock Haven
! lPa; Ids NJ. P. Pore, Memphis. Tenn
Mary K Zimmerman, Alexandria, va
i. Mary X Bull, Baltimore. From Ehes
y hslls went forth six miIsioD aries; tn
lf,s, wa, AIMS Meredith Wentworth
, nee L1uis, who SITTER sojourn of fe'
mon tins passed Ia triurn ph TO her bstts
= home; from Fab ChEu, China, To
:, Woo,s,ou sieter,, ono of whom died re
=. Gently at Mt Holly, II. j Mrs. Rs'
20 J. T. Gracey, OF Csnirai New York, ne
70 Anrle q. Ryder, and Misses Eaato
! and Layton. Women CT cours2'
trained here, MAIDS their impress in u
literary world. What lover OF liGs
= literature does rot repeat the name
=. Marion Hatisnd? Oar church pape
no contain articles from those VINO hc
: caught the haiiowed fire here. Two D
Il, loved graduates went out IN q
n. i,irerSpcy 10 work for God--dsrtro'
- Whitaker Tnom pson aud Lille Thorn
m sou Gracey.
~ Aud oh! what inrosd3 hs,h dat
~ made In this college ranks; nOri'
-. - south, esst and west are gallo %ee
~, Qraysn 0! our hon prod dead. Two Tl
were d. ar 10 me Ks C asenantes were
= I4ou;se ksemie, (ufe Dessucdne,) vi
n sleeps sE JohustowD, PenGa, 81
- Mary Colsshercy Ut Phi!adelpa!s, hr
'a In Harrisburg rests that model cbri
tian ana pJhio woman Ksts Lou
- Hamilton, (lee Naudsin md aes
- semGvad solne 7rona these ha lie whi
80 pursuing their studies, buo9ant WI
"a hope ana anticipating a elO.ioUc futr
~ ~ there were Mamie EvGua OF bher5
o. Grace, Nd LIZZIE a Pouts9n OF a
- comxc, Va Neliie Jump OK i'll Poi
~, Mo-, and my beloved S Mar!a Mkt
% %rd Dorchester Counsy, MD. Wfmiu9i
yti' holds the sacred dust OF four.
~ Assury ara teacher, Hiss Ma
M Dockenioif. o. BJsiou, and @aey
penoewiu In ou- beautiful oenett
on thu Brsudywina resting in hope
the last trump shall w&Ee the e!eep.
myriads are Alicls 4 M Loitaoa
ave HaIb1r Islsnd, West ludlsa, q
iuS Mahaia Wallace, Talbot CHunty, !
art As many 81 loved face comes before
sev. vision, ask myset where are fh~
IL Eord, Fsrsebse, HY,soms and O.
rnanda of Nortn Carolipa, Wa loo
Virginia, Gregory of Gaorata,
many others, some OF our own Dtneoc
, Sta.e. We will mset no more till
eet veil is rent in twain. How manr
you are resting ia Christ &c day" l.
is short; eternity vast; work while
csl cd day, and meet ma wnefa cons
cations ne'er break up, End Gao
St. have no end.
I. Wilmington, Del, Dac 8, 1887.